MUSIC REVIEWS

FACEBOOK: https://m.facebook.com/Scatter-Swept-302057330669284/ In Modern Remains, an all-new collaborative album from post-punk practitioners Brookhaven & Scatter Swept, atonal white noise finds itself fused with studded harmonies and gripping grooves that seem intent on stirring a reaction out of us. Songs like “Centerform” and “Already Moving Away” break through the speakers with an …

URL: http://gotimeband.com/ Drums explode out of the silence and come to life before our very ears in “Hard to Pull the Trigger,” the first of nineteen tracks in Go Time!’s incredible album Midway, out this winter everywhere indie music is sold. The white noise of the amplifiers is manipulated and forged …

URL: https://www.stephanierosemusic.com/ Those who crave the delicate nuances of the Canadian wilderness but don’t want to venture out into the cold for themselves would do well to check out the new video for Stephanie Rose’s single “Luxury,” a prime cut from her EP Sprout, out now everywhere country music can be …

If you’ve been hanging around the Seattle music scene as of late or keeping tabs on its burgeoning underground R&B community, you’ve likely caught word of the rising star that is Ronnue, whose music combines elements of R&B, soul, funk and pop to bring an energy of the old guard …

BANDCAMP: https://toymoonmusic.bandcamp.com/ When it comes to making music that adheres to a no-rules philosophy, few bands rise to the task with the spirit and passion that experimental noise rock trio Protovulcan do, as they demonstrate in their new record Life is Twigs/Psychic Pinball. Divided into two distinct sections and consisting of …

URL: https://www.terryohms.com/ Terry Ohms’ Terryfirma boldly goes where few alternative rock albums are will to go anymore – beyond the limitations of contemporary pop and into uncharted sonic territory – in what is arguably the most robustly arranged collection of songs that 2019 has seen so far. Terryfirma isn’t your run of the mill …

Dizzy Box Nine returns to the stage with Pop Fantasy, the follow up to their 2017 debut Electric Illusion. This is a full-length LP with a ton of musical style and creativity on the offering. The group is led by Randy Ludwig, who himself is a bit of a musical …

Sexy melodies and muscular rhythms meet blistering, raw tonality in the brand new EP Cal-Island: Season 1, from California’s own Sex People. Sex People are a new arrival on the scene but have anything but an amateurish vibe to their agile, tightly wound music. Cal-Island wastes no time sinking its urbane teeth into …

URL: http://www.thechrisrubenband.com/ Stampeding from beyond the silence, a bold drumbeat comes galloping through our stereo before giving way to a sharp lead guitar bent on cutting into our souls one note at a time. The lead scratches against a synthesized tidal wave of anti-melodies, eventually combining their forces and saturating …

by Mark Druery NSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thechordaes/ The contrast generated between the bassline beating against the familiar rhythm that we find in The Chordaes’ new single “Venus” isn’t the only draw that the interstellar rock song boasts, but it certainly is one of its more refined attributes. The Chordaes strut with total confidence through the subtly …